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Luke Kuechly Taking Extra Steps To Prevent Another Concussion


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After Luke Kuechly suffered a concussion last season, many are fearing the worst this season. After all, if Luke sustains one more concussion, it's likely the end of his career. While the chances of that are significantly low, and he's much more likely to retire at a reasonable age (to compare, Aaron Rodgers had concussions in the past too and many people were saying the same things about Luke Kuechly as Aaron Rodgers). 

However, Kuechly isn't taking any chances. Take a look:

The Q-collar is a device that "swells" the brain, fitting it neatly in the skull. Think of it as something that diminishes the distance between open space and skull, thus reducing any major impact and shaking. 

At first glance, "swelling of the brain" doesn't sound too good. However, the Q-collar is designed in a way that swells the brain just as much as it would if someone were to lie down. It's perfectly safe and early studies say it is effective at preventing head injuries.

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A new device called the Q-Collar made by Connecticut-based company Q30 Innovations uses a radical approach to attempt to do just that. Lightly clamping down on a person’s jugular veins, the collar causes the brain to swell and fit more snugly within the skull.

“Basically you’re putting a kink in the hose on the outflow,” says Gregory Myer, Director of Research for the Division of Sports Medicine at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. “What that immediately does is create a backfill in the brain and increase that blood volume.” According to Myer, the effect is similar to the increase in brain blood volume a person would experience when lying down."

A preliminary study performed by Myer of 15 youth hockey players through half a season of play published in the journal Frontiers in Neurology on Jun. 6 showed no statistically significant structural changes in the brains of those using the Q-Collar. In contrast, changes were found between pre-season and mid-season tests in those who did not use the collar. A larger follow-up study by Myer of 42 high-school football players published online on Wednesday in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, showed similar results over the course of an entire season.

Anything to help prevent the worse. I think Luke Kuechly will be fine.

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1 minute ago, Saca312 said:

After Luke Kuechly suffered a concussion last season, many are fearing the worst this season. After all, if Luke sustains one more concussion, it's likely the end of his career. While the chances of that are significantly low, and he's much more likely to retire at a reasonable age (to compare, Aaron Rodgers had concussions in the past too and many people were saying the same things about Luke Kuechly as Aaron Rodgers). 

However, Kuechly isn't taking any chances. Take a look:

The Q-collar is a device that "swells" the brain, fitting it neatly in the skull. Think of it as something that diminishes the distance between open space and skull, thus reducing any major impact and shaking. 

At first glance, "swelling of the brain" doesn't sound too good. However, the Q-collar is designed in a way that swells the brain just as much as it would if someone were to lie down. It's perfectly safe and early studies say it is effective at preventing head injuries.

Anything to help prevent the worse. I think Luke Kuechly will be fine.

I can breath again 

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The surrealism of this situation in particular makes for a sobering discussion when realizing the lengths these athletes will go to just to continue playing a game for pure entertainment.

Meanwhile we have fans here that bash their own players as greedy spoiled babies that need people to be nice to them all the time.

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33 minutes ago, KillerKat said:

What about a neck roll like Howie Long wore or a brace like Bryan Cox used to wear? Surprised these haven't made a comeback. I hardly see any players wear them anymore. I used to after I got a nerve in my neck pinched one time from a hit. 

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It really stiffens you up. Good if you dont want to have your head bent backward. But in the NFL i feel it takes away flexibility and mobility

 

kids used to wear them to try to look bigger

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